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Titus 1:5-9. New International Version. Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good. 5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint[ a] elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe[ b] and are not open to the charge of ...
Titus 1:5–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 5 The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town: 6 one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.
The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: if any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
KJV NIV NLT NKJV ESV. For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you— if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.
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